The fact that Irom Chanu Sharmila's fast for repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur has joined Ripley's odditorium will leave ...
12:56 PM, May 10, 2012
J&K Chief Minister on Monday promised that there would be progress on Armed Forces Special Powers Act. ...
12:50 PM, May 07, 2012
Srinagar: As many as 129 Army personnel, including three dozen officers, were found guilty of human rights violations mostly in Jammu and Kashmir and North East in the last two decades, defence sources have said. Following the establishment of human rights cell in 1993, the Army has received more than 1,500 allegations of rights violations against its men but most of these have been found false and baseless, they said....
04:42 PM, May 06, 2012
New Delhi: In an important order relating to Army personnel engaged in counter insurgency operations, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that those involved in encounter killings cannot be prosecuted without prior sanction of the Central Government as they enjoy immunity under AFSPA. A bench of justices BS Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar, however, said if the accused Army officials are to be tried under the court martial proceedings then no...
05:36 AM, May 02, 2012
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government's plan to gradually remove CRPF bunkers in the valley took a serious hit last week when a policeman was allegedly shot dead by a terrorist. While many say the strike was a message, the state government feels there is no connection between the two. The murder was definitely not a good start to the Omar Abdhullah government's peace programme. According to the plan, 40...
07:30 AM, Apr 23, 2012
Srinagar: Drawing a parallel with insurgency in Maoist-infested areas, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said his state should be given a choice on revoking the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some areas. "If Maoist-infested states can choose not to use the army, why can't my state choose not to use it in some areas?" Omar wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter. "I want to know why...
06:26 PM, Apr 22, 2012
Jammu: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said his ministry has sought amendments in the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) which were pending before the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS). "Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed three amendments in AFSPA. They are under consideration of CCS," he said. However, he did not elaborate on the nature of the amendments that have been proposed. Chidambaram was on a day-long...
03:30 AM, Apr 11, 2012
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah pressed Home Minister P Chidambaram to revoke the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state, sources said on Tuesday after a high level meeting to review security. The meeting, chaired by Chidambaram and attended by civil, police, paramilitary, intelligence and Army officials, also discussed a strategy for "consolidating the peace of 2011", making public the interlocutors report on the state...
04:06 PM, Apr 10, 2012
Jammu: Issue of Armed Forces Special Powers Act and reduction of troop from Jammu and Kashmir would be discussed during the forthcoming visit of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday. Chidambaram is scheduled to chair a high-level security review meeting in Jammu to discuss the preparedness of state police and paramilitary forces ahead of summer. He will be flying to Jammu on April 10....
05:19 PM, Apr 07, 2012
New Delhi: India should scrap the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) which gives security forces, battling militancy in the troubled regions of Kashmir and the northeast, sweeping powers to search, arrest or shoot people, the United Nations said on Friday. Human rights groups say the AFSPA is a draconian law which the military arbitrarily uses to violate civilians' rights. The authorities and the army deny those charges, and say...
02:02 AM, Mar 31, 2012
Jammu: Asserting that the government is yet to arrive on an unanimous decision on partial withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said all agencies, except the Army, were in favour of revocation of this Act. "The reality is that we could not reach an unanimous decision on it (revocation of AFSPA). The reality is that it was deliberated upon in Unified Command...
02:52 AM, Mar 29, 2012
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday said the report of Centre-appointed interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir should be shared with the people and acted upon. "We hope that as soon as possible, this report (of Kashmir interlocutors) should be shared with the public and this report should be acted upon (by the central government)", Chief Minister Omar Abdullah told Assembly in Jammu. Omar, who was speaking on the debate...
01:02 AM, Mar 29, 2012
Jammu: Keeping in view the "changed" security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act should be revoked, CPI(M) on Sunday said and batted for maximum autonomy for the state. "Our party is for restoration of maximum autonomy based on special status and regional autonomies to three regions of the state. Besides, security forces be made accountable and AFSPA be revoked as a result of changed security...
01:51 AM, Mar 26, 2012
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday night blamed Opposition PDP for scuttling the mission for partial revocation of the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act by "making statements" that the state government should take army on board. Winding up the discussion on Governor's address in the state assembly, he said his efforts for partial revocation of AFSPA will continue and also assured the House that...
02:12 AM, Feb 29, 2012
Jammu: The ruling National Conference on Friday batted for revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir in a phased manner. "We call for revocation of AFSPA from Jammu and Kashmir in phased manner," senior NC leader Mustafa Kamal said while speaking on the motion of thanks on Governor's address in the Assembly. He said removing security bunkers from different areas of the state would help...
11:11 PM, Feb 24, 2012
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